These days, the 27-year-old has to be content with a few brief moments in the spotlight.

Moore, who cut his teeth at Aston Villa before moving to West Bromwich Albion for £3.5million, emerged from the Liberty Stadium shadows to score the goal that earned a 1-0 win over Newcastle United and took the Capital One Cup champions to 40 points and almost certain Premier League safety.

A scrambled, fortunate finish after a mix-up between defenders it might have been, but Moore’s 85th-minute winner left Newcastle to lament another frustrating away trip. Still, the former England Under-21 forward, who Swansea City signed on a free transfer in 2011, understands that his first league goal in almost a year will probably not be enough to earn him a rare start at the Hawthorns on Saturday.

“I’m just getting on with things,” Moore said. “There’s no point in moping about. I need to finish the season as best as I can. That’s all I can do.”

Since arriving last summer, manager Michael Laudrup has dropped half a dozen of last season’s first team in an effort to put his own stamp on the side. Despite talk of dressing-room discontent in the autumn, only Danny Graham has chosen to leave. Others, like Moore, have elected to stay and fight for a place in the team.

“It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out that I’ve been frustrated this season,” said Moore. “When you’re not playing, it can be a lonely place. But I haven’t asked for a meeting with Michael because I don’t think it’s the right time.”

Before Moore’s intervention, both sides had been wasteful in front of goal. Swansea, who dominated the first 47 minutes, saw Michu, Angel Rangel and Ashley Williams all denied, while Newcastle, chasing only a second away league win of the season, were left to wonder what might have been after Papiss Cissé, Yohan Cabaye, Mathieu Debuchy and Yoan Gouffran squandered opportunities.

Defeat leaves Alan Pardew’s side six points clear of safety and with the added complication of fitting their Europa League double-header against Anzhi Makhachkala into a busy schedule that includes four games in 11 days.

Jonas Gutierrez said: “Obviously, the Europa League is a nice competition for us to be in, but our priority has to be the Premier League. We must think game by game but we need to start taking the points to make ourselves feel comfortable.”